self-deprecating
[self-dep-ri-key-ting, self-]
- belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
Also self-dep·re·ca·to·ry [self-dep-ri-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self-] /ˈsɛlfˈdɛp rɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌsɛlf-/.
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Contemporary Examples
But he also kept his sense of humor, some of it self-deprecating.
Vulture, too, noticed her “effortless, self-deprecating charm.”
Look, Palin fans already love her, and self-deprecating humor makes you appear secure.
Unlike past presidents, who typically gave us self-deprecating jokes, Obama uses comedy as a weapon.
She ran the gamut with physical humor and dished out droll, self-deprecating one-liners.
Historical Examples
He smirked in a self-deprecating way, and pulled his hat-brim down in front.
Dr. SevierGeorge W. Cable
He looked from one to the other, with his melancholy and self-deprecating smile.
The Last HopeHenry Seton Merriman
Then, there was no limit to the gentle, self-deprecating plausibility with which he alluded to himself.
The White Hand and the BlackBertram Mitford
self-deprecating
self-depreciating
- having a tendency to disparage oneself
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Word Origin and History for self-deprecating
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